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George W Scott

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George W Scott Veteran

Birth
Knox County, Illinois, USA
Death
26 Nov 1943 (aged 28)
Drachten, Smallingerland Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands
Burial
Gilson, Knox County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Waist Gunner S/Sgt George W Scott, KIA Decatur, IL
Squadron: 565th BS 389th Bomb Group
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Pilot 1/Lt Roy E.Braly, POW Bel Mar, NJ

Target:Bremen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3493
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-40749
Aircraft Model B-24D-95-CO
Aircraft Letter: P
Aircraft Name: SACK TIME SALLY
Location: Crashed near Drachten, Netherlands
Cause: AA 6 KIA, 4 POW

Sgt Scott was a Ploesti Raider Having participated in "Operation Tidal Wave' Low level mission against Romanian oil fields. August 1 1943. DFC.
Waist Gunner S/Sgt George W Scott, KIA Decatur, IL
Squadron: 565th BS 389th Bomb Group
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Pilot 1/Lt Roy E.Braly, POW Bel Mar, NJ

Target:Bremen, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 3493
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-40749
Aircraft Model B-24D-95-CO
Aircraft Letter: P
Aircraft Name: SACK TIME SALLY
Location: Crashed near Drachten, Netherlands
Cause: AA 6 KIA, 4 POW

Sgt Scott was a Ploesti Raider Having participated in "Operation Tidal Wave' Low level mission against Romanian oil fields. August 1 1943. DFC.


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